Hey y'all - announcing a late addition to the tour - next weekend's J-Pop Summit Festival 2011 in San Francisco !
Yup, August 27th and 28th, 30,000 people will flood Japantown in San Francisco for this street fair of everything Japanese. Besides Japanese and Bay Area bands performing throughout the day, there's also the SOU・SOU Fashion Show, BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT Fashion Contest, h.NAOTO Fashion Show, Ikura and Kozue of Danceroid will be performing, Vocaloid Dance Contest hosted by AOD , K-ON! mini-concert, screenings of Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal, GANTZ II: Perfect Answer, AKB48 "to be continued" as well as The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. Check this link for complete program.
There's no costs for the street fair but some of the workshops and film screenings as well as the VIP party costs $$$. The festival runs Sat and Sun 11 am to 6 pm.
I'll be with Epic Cosplay wigs in Anime Lane, kinda like a Dealer's Room/Artist Alley, all under one giant tent so come find me there - I'll have copies of my book "Cosplay in America" :) See y'all there ! Bay Area, back again !
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